“Say to My servants who have transgressed against their own selves, ‘Do not despair of God’s merciful love! God forgives all sins!’ [God is infinitely forgiving, infinitely mercifiul!]” Qur’an, Surat al-Zumur 39:53 Qul ya ‘ibadiya lladhina asrafu ‘ala anfusihim la taqnatu min rahmatillah innallaha yaghfiru dh-dhunuba jami’an [innahu huwa l-ghafur ur-rahim]
قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا [إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ]

The doorway to return to the Beloved is always open right now, in this moment. In the Qur’an we find “Whoever does tawba [turning away from sin and back to God], puts faith in God, and acts rightly, God will change his/her evil ways into beautiful virtues” (Surat al-Furqan 25:70). And as Muhammad said, “Anyone who turns away (does tawba) from his/her sin, it is as if s/he has no sin.”

I’ve gotten permission from Dr. Alan Godlas (Abdul Haqq), who is a professor at the University of Georgia for Islamic and Sufi studies, to repost his Facebook postings on Islam and Sufism. All translations are done by Abdul Haqq Godlas unless otherwise noted.